There were 1590 head yarded at the NRLX cattle sales today, Wednesday, August 20 – up by 402 compared to last week’s sales.
The main increase was in larger numbers of weaners, while there was a few pens of yearlings, and a similar number of cows.
Restocker weaner steers held firm selling from 400c to 598c with the medium weight steers averaging 510c/kg.
Restocker weaner heifers were 10c dearer selling from 340c to 450c/kg.
Feeder steers met keen competition ranging from 400c to 454c, while restocker yearling heifers sold from 322c to 410c/kg.
The yarding of export cattle consisted of a few pens of grown steers and heifers, while there was a fair penning of cows.
Grown steers to feed sold to a top of 402c, while feeder grown heifers also sold to 402c/kg.
Heavy cows sold firm to slightly easier, ranging from 340c to 360c, while light and medium weight cows were 10c dearer with 3 scores averaging 336c/kg.
Restocker cows were 20c dearer topping at 342c/kg.
Heavy bulls reached a top price of 371c/kg.
Report by Doug Robson for Meat & Livestock Australia